Aleppo and Mosul in the Ayobbid Era Through Ibin Jubair’s Trip : A contrasitive Study of the Architectural Side

. .Mosul and Aleppo are among the Arab cities that have played a unique cultural and historical role in distributing the Arabic and Islamic civilization. They are regarded as the largest cultural cities in the Arabic and Islamic states, so they are no less than the other centres which history didn't ignore observing them. Mosul and Aleppo have remarkable achievements along the course of different ages. This study reveals the similarity of architectural style in both Mosul and Aleppo through ibin jubair`s trip observations during his visit to these two cities. The study includes four sections: the first section deals with the location, the naming and the structural planning of both cities, the second section tackles the archaeological sites. The third one is devoted to the mosques while the fourth, which is the last section, studies the markets of these two cities.